title: Essential trichomegaly: case report.
abstract: The present study reports two cases of symptomatic essential trichomegaly. Trichomegaly may develop in various diseases, including anorexia nervosa, hypothyroidism, pregnancy, pretibial myxedema, systemic lupus erythematosus, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, and uveitis. The exact incidence trichomegaly is unknown, and the condition remains sporadically reported. Two cases of symptomatic trichomegaly without any associated systemic disorder are presented in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brazil. Julia_rossetto@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Julia Dutra
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rossetto
authors.forename: Heloisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muccioli
authors.forename: Rubens
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belfort
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005140:Eyelashes / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged